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The Washington critic., 1887-11-07
nj. A. DAUPHIE,
New Orleans, La.
Address Registered Letters to
New Orleans National Bank,

REMEMBER that the presence OF Generals
Boauregard and Early, who are In charge Of
the drawings, IL a guarantee of absolute fair
ness and Integrity that the chances arc all
equal, and that no one can possibly divine
what number will draw prize.
"REMEMBER, also, that the payment Of
TlONAL BANKS OF New Orleans, and the
tickets are signed by the President Of au In
stltution whose chartered rights are recoR-
ni2ed In the highest Courts; therefore, beware
Of all limitations and anonymous schemes"
The Washington critic., 1887-11-07
The l.nrltA.


Washington Circle Is at Twenty.thlrd street
New Hampshire and Pennsylvania avenues,
and containing an equestrian statue oi
Washington.
X and Fifteenth Streets containing an
equestrian statue of General Mcpherson.
FaTagut square at Connecticut avenue, |, X
and Seventeenth streets, containing statue
of Admiral Farragut.
Dupont Circle at New Hampshire, Connecti-
cut and Massachusetts, avenues and Nine.
tccnth street. holding the statue of Admiral
Dupont. This circle l. In the heart Of the
most aristocratic part of the city.
Scott Circle. at Rhode Island and Massachu-
setts avenues aud Sixteenth street, contain,
ing an equestrian statue OF tGeneral Winfield
Scott.
Thomas Circle lies at the Intersection OF YER
mont and Massachusetts avenues and NJ
and Fourteenth, streets. :, A An equestrian
statue Of General George II. Thomas adornS
this the smallest of the circles.
Lilac PARK at l. and Twelfth streets and Mas
saChusetts avenue, and Syrnga Park, at
Tenth and l. and Massachusetts, avenue, are
two triangles beautifully kept, and noted
for their protusiOn of the shrubs from which
they get their name.
Mount Vernon Place includes New, York and
Massachusetts avenues and street be-
twon seventh and Ninth streets. A mag
nihcent fountain in the centre greatly adorns
this beautiful park.
Iowa Circle is at Vermont and Rhode Island
avenues, 7 and Thirteenth streets. General
Grants house Is on the southwest side.
Franklin Square, between I and X and Thir
tecnth and Fourteenth streets, Is the most
artistcully designed and beautiful of all the
smaller reservations IL contains natural
mound, supposed to be an Indian burial
place, and "a spring of delicious water,
which supplies several hydrants.
Rawlins' Square is at the intersection OF
New York avenue and II street west of the
White House. Tho Rawlins Statue has
been removed to the south side of Pennsyl
yania avenue, south of Ninth street.
| stanton Place Is at the intersection Of Massa
chusetts and Maryland avenues and @ street
northeast. It contains statue of General
Nathaniel Greene.
Lincoln Park occupies the grounds at the
intersection of North Carolina, Massachu
setts, Tennessee and Kentucky avenues, A
street northeast, 4 street southeast and
Fast Capitol street. II contains the bcnUti
iul group Of statuary representing LincOli
striking the fottcrs from the limbs Of tn,
slaves. Reached by the Metropolitan cars
The Washington critic., 1887-11-07
Philadelphia votcrs-Attention.

Republican voters desiring to attend the
election in Philadelphia next Tuesday can
obtain reduced Incorporation by applying
TO the National Republican Club, l40j Penn
.,lyapia avenue
The Washington critic., 1887-11-07
Pacific Raiivnv Resorts.

Tho fastest train In all California runs
between Monterey and San Francisco, dis
lance Of l25 miles. Monterey is an old
Spanish settlement, mission, ETC., once the
capital Of the State, and 1t stands upon a
sort OF rosdstead or bay bearing It's own
name, and the other gateway of this bay Is
Santa Cruz. Both these places are summer
and winter resorts, and they are Just finishing
the new hotel at Monterey, the old one hay
ing been burned to the ground without any
insurance. Tho Central Pacific maguates
have built 1t mp without saying anything to
the public about their losses, or making
any ado, although the former hotel Is said
to have cost about $500, ,000.-GSan Fran
cisco Letter to Cincinnati Enquirer.
The Washington critic., 1887-11-07
PROPOSALS.

DROPOSALS FOR REMOVING OF
i A SUEKEN WRECK -. Office OF the Engi'
no,r Commissioner, ID. q Washington. Nov.
4, 1857 Sealed Proposals Will be received At
this office until IL o'clock on MONDAY, No
vcfnher7, 1857, for the removal OF Sunkcn
Wreck at the mouth of ,lumes Creek Canal
The work of removal will be commenced at
once and will he completed within SIX days.
The right to reject any and all bids Is re
served. WILLIAM LUDLOW,
Enrinnnr Gnmml sslnnnr. ID. O.
The Washington critic., 1887-11-07
ugDERTkkeRS.

ID ICHhRD \. GAIN, Eurnl-hinE I'm
lN dertaker, lOil eth st, Everything llrst-
class and ON tho most reasonable terms. Tele-
phone call 1863.
The Washington critic., 1887-11-07

Delicate diseases OF either
sex radically cured. Send 10 cents In
stamps for book. Address, Worlds Dis
pensary Medical Association, Buffalo, N. Y,
The Washington critic., 1887-11-07

Chicago Markets.
The following summary is by 3. X. Plain
s. Co., st. Cloud Building, Ninth & y
streets:
The Washington critic., 1887-11-07
TrNPRECEDENrEU srrHtOr,DNi:
over Hair II BnIIon Ui-tribaieii
Louisiana State Lottery Co.

Incorporated by tho Legislature in 1903 for
Educational and Charitable purposes, and Its
irfnChiso made part Of the present state
Constitution In 1879. by an overwhelming
popular vote.
Its Grand Single Number Drawings take
pace every month, and It's Grand m-An-
nual Drawings take place every six months
iJune and DeCombor).
I'VE DO hereov cettlfy that ioe superUlss ne
dJr0pg,Tnsnis fOr all he Monthly and S00ii- an
rYai UtdiriHgs nf he LOHisidnd state LOt-
try company, ana IN pe,soH manage dAa con-
are conducted iriM honesty, .fiiyHess and IN g0od
JdtM tOigdfd all parties and Be authorize hts
Company 10 use Mts oertit itoate IN its advertise
nsHts."
The Washington critic., 1887-11-07
Capital Prize $4,000.

2,i10 prizes, amounting .s535,Oo0
tar- For club Rates or any iurthor ipforna-
tiOn apply to the undersigned. Your hand
writing must be distinct and Signature pilin.
More rrpld return mail delivery wilt be as
sured 10y yOu enclosing an Envelope bearing
your full address.
Send Postal Notes, Express Money Orders or
New York Exchange in ordinary letter. Cur.
rency by express tat our cxpenseJ addressed
to
The Washington critic., 1887-11-07

LosT-small white dog. See ad.
The Washington critic., 1887-11-07
nROPosALs roK FuRNIsuING

PROPOSALS FOR FURNISHING
Water Valves for the Water Supply OF
Washington, u. g. advertisement Oilice
OF the Engineer Commissioner, Washington
j. O., october 81, 1857. by direction of the
Board of Commissioner. sealed proposals
will he received at this Office. until IL o'clock
9 2O.iIch Water Valves, 3 l2-inch Water
Valves, % l0.inch Water Valves, 10 finch
Water Valves, 10 2.inch water Valves and Il
Ginch away Valves. For specifications,
blanks ON which bids must he made, and all
other information apply ut this olice. WILL
IAN LuDLOW, Engineer COmmisslOner, y. Y.
The Washington critic., 1887-11-07

Grand single Eumber Drawing at
the hCadcmy NJ Music Now Orleans, TUES
DAY, November s. 1857.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1887-08-18
THE ToRNADo's SHOCK.
Construction of q Dwelling That viii
Stand It-A "Refuge Chamber"

Construction of q Dwelling That viii
Stand It-A "Refuge Chamber"
A building intended to meet the tornado
shock should, it seems to me, be constructed
in the following manner: Where possible, il
should possess thick masonry walls of stone
or brick united by strong mortar. Masonry
seems to be the most preferable material, for
the reason that the storm, owing to its rapid
forward movement, acts on any one place
having the area of house for only second
or two; thus the merits of the mass will serve
to protect it from the ravages of the brief
storm. If there are partition walls within
the house, these partitions should be tied
firmly to the outer walls by suitable bolts.
There should be large windows in the cellars
and in the house itself, which may be blown
out with ease, and SO afford egress to the ex-
panding air. Roofs should be firmly tied to
the outer and inner walls, and the attic space
should be provided with windows which
would similarly permit the egress of the air.
The building should be of as little height as
possible. There should be no external parts
OF the edifice which are not well secured to
the main mass. Timber fences and other
frail structures, which are easily torn to pieces
by the storm, may supply debris with which
the wind, by whirling about, may inflict
damage. Such house would be likely to
survive the action of almost all the observed
tornadoeS
1t would be well, however, for the occu-
pants of even the best constructed houses in
districts much afflicted by tornadoes to have
refuge chamber constructed little below
the surface of the ground, Immediately ada
cent to the southwest side, and readily ac-
cessible from the interior as well as from the
exterior of the dwelling, to which they may
resort upon the approach Of the danger An
underground chamber, eight feet square and
six feet high covered by three or four feet of
earth, provided with one or two entrances of
no more than sufficient size, without doors,
would afford an absolutely safe refuge in the
worst of these catastrophies
In the case Of barns the part devoted to
sheltering stock should be placed partly under
ground, and the portion above the surface
should be banked up with earth as high as may
be. The floor which parts the level of the stab
ling from the upper portion should be strongly
secured to the lower walls. In this way the
upper portion of the building may be aban-
doned to the chance Of accident, while the
part containing the beasts may be secure
Scribners Magazine
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1887-08-18

SOME DEFINITIONS. Substances inter
fering with our domestic secured woods
are as follows. with their duties: Soft
waste is composed Of slubbings and row
ings and therefore does not need garnett
ing. Duty 80 cents as secured clothing
wool. Ring waste is the ring-like rem.
nant of half spun wool from the foot OF
a spindle unavailable for use until gar
netted or picked apart. Duty 10 cents
as waste. Garnetted waste is thread
waste torn into substance resembling
shoddy if honestly made. Often it is
ring waste and even secured wool in
disguise, the work of the machine con-
cealing the material. Duty 10 cents as
waste. Tops are combed but unspun
yarn. Duty USUALLY go cents) double
that of the secured wool from which
they are made. as secured wool not in
its ordinary condition.-Stoekman.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1887-08-18
A "eossp AND A KING.

Ex-senator Malone Receives Advice
from the ''King of the Dudes"
One Of the most amusing spectacles seen at
Monmouth Park the other day was that of
ex-senator Malone, of Virginia, and Gen.
Roger A. Pryor, holding confab with Mr.
E. Berry Wall The ex-senator resembles in
the exuberant eccentricity Of his dress, a
cross between q Seventeenth century Hol-
lander and bacllwoods Virginia farmer of
the present day. He is exceedingly diapha-
nous looking and weighs something over
ninety-fve pounds. The cut of his funnel
shaped collar creates speculation in the minds
Of the beholders as to where under the sun
it could have been manufactured, and the
huting around his trousers pockets challenges
the admiration Of all who admire bouffant
drapery. Gen. Pryor lowered above the lit
tie Virginian as the leaning tower does above
the dwellings of Pisa. Locked, arm in arm,
they strolled about, the cynosure Of many
eyes, until that well known gentleman, E.
Berry Wall, incased in his immaculate COS
tune, happened to meet them. The languid
Brummell placed his glass to his left eye and
scanned the politicians attire with wonder
Gen. Pryor introduced the distinguished men
and the conversation turned on horse racing.
Gen Pryor suggested it would be safe to
bet on Frenzi
@Ah, no, take Lady Primrose, she is the
winner" spoke up Mr.. Berry Wall
Gen. Malone became interested and stroked
his hair as if getting ready to make a speech
in the senate. He looked at Mr.. Wall with
an expression of mingled skepticism and
hilarity. The shoes of Mr.. Wall, glossy and
rejecting the long beard of the ex-senator,
caught his eyes, and then slowly the inspec-
ton continued until Mr.. Walls face was
reached Then the Virginia Republican
"boss" shut one eye and spoke in that sharp,
squeaking tone Of his which Nat Goodwin,
with all his versatility, could never hope to
initiate: eyes, Meester Wall, that is good
tip, good tip, but L won't indulge in any
betting today"
Gen. Pryor stood like colossus between
the two men and enjoyed the slow, quaint
talk Of Mr.. Malone and the curious accent Of
Mr.. E. Berry Wall
When the two Virginians parted from Mr..
Wall they gazed at each other for some
minutes, as if they desired to remember how
each was dressed on the great occasion.-New
York Commercial Advertiser.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1887-08-18
LIME KILN CLUB REPORT.
Certain Things to Be Looked Out for
During the Heated Term

Certain Things to Be Looked Out for
During the Heated Term.
The chairman Of the committee on the safe
ty Of the public health announced that he
had his report ready for the summer of 1887.
and being told to proceed with it he arose in
his place and read from blue tinted manu.
script as follows:
Oar am certain things to be looked out
fur doorin' the heated seZun. De fust thing
on de list Is cholera Den comes, in de reg'Iar
order named, yaller fever, censumpshun.
bilyus fever, fallin' into de ribber, gittin' run
ooer by street kyar an cholera morbus
Bein' rested by de police an sent up fur sixty
days mus be classed as misfortin instead of
a disease.
DE hot sezun am de time to be keerful.
We would recommend to the Guild popula-
shun of dis kentry:
Il. Ice cream should be eaten slowly an
deliberately, de chin well wiped off wild red
napkin as soon as possible afterward an de
victim should beware Of mental excitement
or physical exershun fur an hour or two.
Sodawater an ginger ale should Se
paid fur in advance. Dis gives de soda man
chance to look at de money an find it all
right, an saves de customer any fear of hev-
II " OoAo W MS legs an Outrun nYbOdY.
We doan' specify as to the quantity which kin
be safely surrounded Some pussons kin hold
a bar'l, while others stop at gallon.
y. Harvest apples an COW cumbers hey
Stayed tens of thousands of innocent people.
but dey war all white folks While we doan'
believe either vegetable am harmful, it viii
be well to eat slowly, chaw de rinds an cores
very fine, an sit down in de shade of de
wood shed fur half an hour arter eating.
II watermellyon fired from cannon at
culled gemlan two feet away might some
what injoore his physical corporosity, but
under no odder circumstance kin we look
upon the poduct wild even sispishun- We be-
lieve dat de melon crop of dis kentry fur de
last five Vars, together wild de way it was
distributed about, has been de means OF
keepin' cholera from our doahs. Doan, leave
any core sticlin' to de rinds.
%. We doan' recommend too much vashin,
an cleanin'. De Injun am de dirtiest pusson
on dis airth, an nobody eber knowed an In
Jun to have cholera or smallpox Kinder
wash up now an den, an sorter scrub I'D a
leetle extra on Sundays, an trust de rest to
carryin' an onion in your pocket.
16. Leave de window up when Won 90
to bed, frow some lime around de back doah
occasionally, an when obleeged to drink
water shake in leetle pepper sass. s.n-Detroit
Free Press
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1887-08-18
The Trade in Old Hats.

Amy auld hatsl Amy auld hatsl"
This cry may be heard every day in this
city, and many are disposed to pity the
ragged old merchants who wander along
giving it utterance. Yet these itinerant
matters are not so much to be pitied after
Ill. Many Of the hats they carry slung in
Dag over their shoulders have cost them
nothing, while the residue have been pur-
>hased for pittance. There is a market for
Did hats in New York, and a large one, too.
There are several wholesale dealers in the
rade whose yearly profits make a con-
siderable figure One of these men has an
establishment in cellar. He may be seen
'very day sitting on stool at the head of
lhe steep steps leading to his store-an old
man, shabbily dressed, with wrinkled, leath-
Hy features, and thin, long, gray hair
traggling over STOPPING shoulders
This is a pretty good stand for retail
business in old hats" he said to a reporter.
for right yoDder on the Rialto have MANY
customers. Almost every day a score of
busted actors come here to be fitted out in
new head gear. They usually trade off their
Did hats with quarter or a half thrown in.
md fit them out in killing shape Actors
are my best retail patrons / do a wholesale
business also, but that is mostly in trading
off lot of hats with some other dealer.
will buy, sell, trade or barter with any one
who wants to deal with me-"
"What style of hat brings you the largest
orofti"
"High silk hats are most desirable. No
natter how battered they are when brought
aere can find place for 'em."
How much do you pay for old hatsg"
That depends upon how many there are,
nd who brings them here. l would rather
'uy from a walking merchant than from any
me else know they don't pay much and
an sell cheap. An old high silk hat is worth
lbout fifteen or twenty cents, an old derby
about eight or ten cents, and an old straw hat
i've cents These, when revamped, will bring
profit OF about 100 to $50 per nt."-New
York Mail and Express
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1887-08-18

VALUE OF OATS sTRAw.-The value
of oat straw, says the Husbandman, is
more often underrated than the value
of the grain. True, if the straw is al
lowed to become dead ripe'-dry and
hard-before it is cut, is then so shocked
that it bleaches or rots, and when
thrsshed is put in pile so constructed as
to favor its convention into manure, its
feeding value is not great. especially If
the cattle are allowed to run to what is
misscalled the stack and trample half
the straw under their feet But let
oat straw be cut at the right stage of
ripeEing, and decently cured. saved and
fed; and it has considerable feeding
value-equal to two.thirds to three>
fourths of its geight of meadow hay,
more than one-half of its weight of clov-
er hay, four-fifths OF its weight of corn
fodder
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1887-08-18
Decline in the Use of F1aes.

The exhibition Of 1851, that was to inaugu-
;ate the new era of world peace, for the first
ime introduced the flag in new character.
Then began the tagging OF central avenues
md side courts, the trophies for bazars,
'etes and fancy fairs; and then, too, when the
powerful dramatic faculty of Dickens for the
irst time made theatricals fashionable. then.
100, were seen proscenium and lecture hall,
.alleries and columns Haunting with stars and
tripes and tricolors, and double headed
,agles-in fact, nowadays we have no flag to
peak of in any other than the decorative
ihape. II tomorrow we were to fight with
France, we doubt if throughout the whole
campaign one solitary Union would be Wis
BILE. Soon there will be no more colors hang
ng In cathedral aisles, for nowadays they are
never ventured near the fight-are, indeed,
tored at home long before the fighting begins.
And war, which has so fast been losing its
somp and pageantry, loses IN its color one
'eature the more. During the whole of the
lighting in the Soudan the only touch of buut-
ng visible was the small red flag carried by
military policeman after the general, to let
he staf know his whereabouts. -CoruhiIl
RHSa<tucs ---------r------
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1887-08-18
DrOuth and the Farmers.

Those silent sufferers, the farmers of
the Northwest, will long remember the
arid summer of 1887. They have toiled
through the long days of blazing sun to
see the crops they have so carefully
ended wither and perish in the drouth.
They have watched the coppery sky for
signs of encouragement, but mo rain
from day to day" Pastures have parched,
springs and water courses have dried
up, and cattle have wandered about in
the uneasiness of thirst.
they have passed, who can remember
such summer for heat and drouth-a
condition as yet unbroken? All the
rains seem to have been confined to the
southern and eastern parts of the cOun
try, where excessive quantities have
fallen to counterbalance the almost en-
tire lack of rain in the drouth- stricken
region OF this year. This region was In
Texas last year. 1t took in the great
Western States this year. 1t will prob
ably afflict some other region next year
perhaps Pennsylvania, New York and
New England.
Meantime our farmers are getting
along as best they can under the trying
circumstances. One thing is certain,
and there is great comfort in it, none
of them will perish by thirst or hunger
because of the drouth. By the partial
failure of the crops many will be pinch
ed for money. especially those not out of
debt. They will have enough to eat. but
their tables will not be so bountifully
supplied as usual. Many will experi|
ence serious trouble in finding food for
their live stock, much of which will
have to be sacrificed. There will be dis
appointments in plans. In thousand
ways suffering will be endured.
But the sturdy farmers of the North
West are not the kind of men to despair
and cry aloud in complaint when the dry
and hot side of the heavens happens to
be turned upon them for one season.
Another good growing year or two and
the damage will be repaired. The now
brown and dusty meadows and pasture
ranges will be as green and fresh as ev-
or. The withered and spindling corn
stalks, struggling for life, will have dis,
appeared under the dark green array of
sturdy plants. waving their broad blades
as gallant knights in battle lines. Brooks
will babble over the now white and
burning stones; springs will bubble
with cool refreshment again. All will
be well.-Cin. Com. Gazette.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1887-08-18
NEW SCHEOUTR

The popular B. s. o. will change time
Sunday. July II, 1871 p. m. Trains will
leave st. Clsirsville as follows, on Cen
trail Standard Time-6:00 a. m, II 80 a.
N. and 4:10 p. m. Returning, arrive in
st. Clairsville 8 100 a. No., 80 p. N. and
$40 o. m. All these trains will make
close connections to and from Pittsburgh.
Beginning Sunday, July 18th, the B.
& o. will run a Sunday church train
direct to Hornbrook's Park, Wheeling
leaving st. Clairsville at 900 a. M, ar
irving in Pittsburgh at 900 a. m; re-
turning, leave Pittsburgh at 4 90 p. M,
arriving at st. ClairsvilIe Z p. m. This
train will allow travellers 10 hours in
Wheeling and Z hours in Pittsburgh.
Tickets at excursion rates on sale.
c. W. TROLL. Ag't.
W. E. REPPERT. Div. Pass. As't.